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Recent Examples of zombie
The Escape From Tarkov Halloween event is still ongoing, with zombies still infesting the world and players being tasked to look for a solution.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The filmmakers say these inmates are way more capable killers than zombies.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Until manufacturers use safer flame-retardant compounds and laws effectively prohibit recycled electronics material from entering consumer products, these chemicals will continue circulating through our kitchens, arising and re-arising like toxic zombies.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Animals taken over by zombies no longer control their own bodies or behaviors.
—Matt Kasson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The filmmakers say these inmates are way more capable killers than zombies.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Until manufacturers use safer flame-retardant compounds and laws effectively prohibit recycled electronics material from entering consumer products, these chemicals will continue circulating through our kitchens, arising and re-arising like toxic zombies.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Animals taken over by zombies no longer control their own bodies or behaviors.
—Matt Kasson, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
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Various theoretical, even divergent, details have been posited regarding the project — a period vampire thriller, a helicopter action thriller — but insiders maintain that nothing has come close to nailing Nolan’s real idea.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Things like the date Bella finds out that Edward is a vampire (January 18), or Renesemee’s birthday (famously 9/11).Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
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That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
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This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.Time, Time, 28 Dec. 2022
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As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace.Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 13 June 2022
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As in his previous short films, Jackson plays multiple roles, including the Maestro (the main character), the town's mayor, their evil incarnate, the super ghoul, and most memorably, the moonwalking skeleton.Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the movie, Evan and Tim evade Max and his evil legion’s efforts to make them into literal corporate ghouls by teaming up with security guard Frank (Marshall Givens).Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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